HelpIT v1.0.0 — Windows Remote IT Administration Tool

🖥️ HelpIT v1.0.0 — Initial Release

HelpIT is a Windows desktop application for IT administrators to manage remote
Windows machines through a graphical interface — no command line required.

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Target Validation — Ping, DNS, ARP and WinRM connection check
• ⚙️ Process Management — View and kill remote processes
• 🔧 Service Management — Start, stop and restart Windows services
• 📁 Dual-Pane File Explorer — Browse and transfer files between local and remote machines
• 📜 Remote Script Execution — Run PowerShell (.ps1) and Batch (.bat, .cmd) scripts remotely
• 💡 Wake-on-LAN — Send magic packets to wake up machines
• 🖥️ Remote Desktop (RDP) — Quick-launch RDP sessions
• 🆘 Remote Assistance — Launch Microsoft MSRA sessions
• 🔒 Secure Credential Storage — WinRM credentials encrypted via Windows DPAPI

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📦 Two Variants Included

Variant	Backend	Requirements
HelpIT_WinRM.exe	WinRM (pywinrm)	WinRM enabled on domain
HelpIT_PsExec.exe	PsExec (Sysinternals)	PsExec64.exe in bin/ folder

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🚀 Installation

1. Download and extract the release archive or use setup
2. Place PsExec64.exe from Sysinternals PsTools in the bin/ folder (PsExec variant only)
3. Edit config.json if needed (default path, ping threshold)
4. Run HelpIT.exe as Administrator

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⚙️ Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11
• Administrator privileges
• Network access to target machines
• WinRM enabled on target machines (WinRM variant)

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📄 Configuration (config.json)

{
    "default_path": "C:\\temp",
    "ping_threshold": 75
}

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📋 Changelog

• Initial public release
• Process and service management
• Dual-pane file explorer with copy progress
• Remote script execution (PS1, BAT, CMD)
• Wake-on-LAN with MAC address persistence (SQLite)
• WinRM backend with DPAPI credential storage